Operation Silver Fox

Operation Silver Fox was an attempt by Nazi Germany and Finland to invade Soviet Karelia and capture the Russian port city of Murmansk, which would be a major blow to the USSR's war effort during the early stages of World War II. On 22 June 1941, the Germans secured Petsamo from the Soviets, but the German XXXVI Mountain Corps and its Finnish allies were held back at Salla during Operation Arctic Fox. The Soviets also defeated the Axis' Operation Platinum Fox offensive on Petsamo, and the Axis attackers had lost 15% of their forces during their assault on the Soviet armies in Karelia. The Soviets would continue to take in arms from the Lend-Lease Act through Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, and they recovered from the setbacks in western Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus rather quickly.